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(ANSA-AFP) - TALLINN, JAN 23 - Estonia said Monday it would
expel the Russian ambassador from Tallinn in retaliation for
Moscow's expulsion of the Estonian ambassador. Tensions between
Russia and its European neighbours have spiked since Moscow
invaded Ukraine last year. "We stand by the principle of parity
in relations with Russia," the Estonian ministry of foreign
affairs said in a tweet sent in English, adding that the Russian
ambassador would have to depart at the same time as his Estonian
counterpart, ordered by Moscow to leave on February 7. Russia's
foreign ministry said in a statement issued on Monday it
downgraded its diplomatic relations with Estonia, accusing the
Baltic country of "total Russophobia." (ANSA-AFP).
